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Nashville police issue arrest warrants in crash that left one dead

The Tennessean
Published 11:43 a.m. CT Feb. 23, 2018

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Nashville police have issued arrest warrants in a Thursday crash on Robinson Road that left one dead.

According to Nashville police, Tommy T. Hamilton, 39, will be charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication, three counts of aggravated assault, four counts of vehicular assault, and driving on a suspended license.

Police say Hamilton's vehicle collided with four vehicles Thursday evening at the intersection of Robinson Road and Industrial Drive, killing one person. After the accident, Hamilton was transported to Skyline Medical Center, according to a police news release.

He will be charged upon his release, police say.

The man killed in the crash is only being identified as a 41-year-old male from El Salvador. Four other people were injured, but none were life-threatening.Three others were also involved in the crash but not hurt.

Police say that just prior to the fatal crash, Hamilton was involved in a hit and run collision in the 1200 block of Robinson Road.

Hamilton was reportedly driving north on Robinson Road in his 2003 Chevrolet pickup when he struck a northbound van, police say.

Hamilton then drove away at a high speed, police say, crossing over into oncoming lanes of Robinson Road before swerving back into the northbound lanes where he struck a Honda Accord, a Toyota Prius and a Kia Forte, police say.

The driver of the Honda Accord died at the scene.

All of the vehicles struck were either stopped for a red light at the intersection or were coming to a stop on Robinson Road, police say.

According to police, Hamilton smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking beer before the crash. Empty beer cans were found in his truck, the release said.

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